Distant Stitch Summer School 2007

Hello to all the Distant Stitchers who now know the wonders of blogging!
I have arrived home to 8 metres of black fabric to be made into 3 ninja outfits for Friday morning! NO SLEEP FOR ME for a few more nights atleast. I have downloaded my photos from the camera and will hopefully begin to add them to this blog a.s.a.p.

Hope you all had a safe journey home and are fully charged with enthusiasm to complete you modules by Christmas!!!!! I know I am up for the challenge, anyone else?

Best wishes
Alison

Sample 5: Inside out "Traditional" Log Cabin

Traditional log cabin with a twist. The strips are chain stitched in position instead of the traditional way. This leaves the edges of the fabric on top to be frayed and manipulated. Tabs and buttons are used to join two panels and machine made cords are used to attach the other panels.

Sample 4: Woven Ribbon

Ribbons woven and machine stitch embellished. One panel attached using buttons and twining the thread around them. The other panel has had warp cords created using stitch n tear and the sewing machine and then knobbly wool was woven through the gaps.

Sample 3: Corner Log Cabin, plain

This Corner Log Cabin is plain with no bits and pieces added to seam. The panels have been joined together by lacing. One simple wool laced like a shoe, the second using beads threaded onto the yarn at each opening.

Sample 2: Corner Log Cabin

This Corner Log Cabin has pieces of fabric added at each sewing stage. The panels could be joined together using either knotted strips of fabric, this example has added knots to make the gap bigger, or buttons joined together using macrame knots

Sample 1: Suffolk Puffs

This sample shows the Suffolk Puff panel and how two panels can be joined together using either more Suffolk Puffs of graduating size or mini safety pins

February's Work

I have been busy during February, making a conscious effort to work on the final chapters of module 2, although a bit of quilting has been done!

Five samples of how the apron panels may look were fun to make. It gave me the imputus to get on with it. I feel the need to crack on and get the apron made. Module 3 is within grasp!

The Threaded Apron Sample

I have completed threading the apron "squares" together and the effect, once it is hanging on the board, is quite interesting. Standing back from it you can see the gradation of the shades. Hopefully this can be acheived with the final fabric piece.

A New Year and the end of the first month!

This month has whizzed by, work has been done to the apron sample and all it needs now is the thread to hold all the "squares" together.

Current Status of Module 2

I have been gathering my samples together. These are the fabrics I feel will be useful for the making of the apron. I have worked on the shape of the "squares" for the apron as it will be made up of individual squares which will be sewn or held together so that they look like armour plating as in the armadillo skin. The end of the year approaches and Christmas and all that it entails come nearer and nearer so time will have to be used wisely. Oh Father Christmas, please bring me a time machine this year!